Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Minyans' detection of the TARDIS (Episode 17) triggers Jackson's desperate acceleration toward the P7E planet—directly causing the Argo's fuel failure and crash (Episode 18)."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_arc
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
Jackson's obsession with external stimuli (the TARDIS) over his crew's warnings (from Episode 17's Herrick) escalates into mechanical failure and destruction.
About Causal Connections
A directly causes B. The first event sets forces in motion that produce the second. These are the load-bearing connections of plot--remove one and the story structure collapses.